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Hardback. This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001678
ISBN
9781612001678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.04

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472817495
ISBN
9781472817495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167178
ISBN
9780231167178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167161
ISBN
9780231167161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.38

Hardback. This social history of China during the first half of the 20th century focuses on the Shanghai labour movement. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980s and which have not been systematically used in Western historiography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720632
ISBN
9780804720632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Paperback. This is a comprehensive study on the social history of China during the first half of the 20th century. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980sand which have not been systematically used in Western historiography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724913
ISBN
9780804724913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Traces the evolution of a dazzling urban culture that became alternately isolated from and intertwined with China's tumultuous history. Focusing on Shanghai's leading banks, publishing enterprises, and department stores, this book sketches the rise of a maritime and capitalist economic culture among the city's middle class. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258174
ISBN
9780520258174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196318
ISBN
9781845196318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. America's expansion west was the driving force for issues of democracy, politics, race, freedom, and property. This book re-writes the history of the United States through a western lens. It reflects the important role of the West in national narratives of American history, from 1850 to the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 348 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291416
ISBN
9780520291416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Tells the story of the intercollegiate gridiron sport in the years immediately after World War I when the game underwent monumental changes that transformed it into one of America's fundamental sporting attractions and a commercial entity that would be recognizable to any twenty-first century fan. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JNM; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608868
ISBN
9780815608868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.85

Hardback. In the second half of the nineteenth century a new kind of social and cultural actor came to the fore: the expert. During this period complex processes of modernization, industrialization, urbanization, and nation-building gained pace, particularly in Western Europe and North America. Editor(s): Rodogno, Davide; Struck, Bernhard; Vogel, Jakob. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 316 pages, 2 illus, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782383581
ISBN
9781782383581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.80

Paperback. Contains a collection of letters that include correspondence between civilian family members on both sides of the Atlantic during World War II. This book is filled with unguarded reflections on the events, fashion, food, travel, domestic life, leisure, and the upheaval of war. Editor(s): Potter, Angela. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 412 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 genealogical charts. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328027
ISBN
9780820328027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.59

Hardcover. This study reveals the rich exchange of wartime intelligence between the Anglo-American allies and the Soviet Union, as well as the procedures and politics that made such an exchange possible. The book demonstrates that the demand for intelligence outpaced the ability of any one ally to produce it. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700608003
ISBN
9780700608003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.44

Hardback. A survey and analysis of what Shari'a, or Islamic law, means for Muslims today. Editor(s): Amanat, Abbas; Griffel, Frank. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3JJP; 3JMC; HPDC; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756396
ISBN
9780804756396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; JPHC; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Encounter Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594038952
ISBN
9781594038952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.89

Paperback. Offers an account of a revolution that saw the first true agrarian reform in Central America. This book analyses the tragic destruction of that revolution. It states that in no other Central American country was US intervention so decisive and so ruinous, and shows that the intervention can be blamed on no single 'convenient villain'. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691025568
ISBN
9780691025568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 54.95

Paperback. The gripping account of World War Two's legendary heroine, who risked her life to save her country and her lover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444724622
ISBN
9781444724622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Born on an Australian sheep station, Sheila Chisholm (1895-1969) wedded earls and barons, befriended literary figures and movie stars, and died a Russian princess. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743319444
ISBN
9781743319444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. One of the most preposterous series of events in boxing history. Num Pages: 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JJG; HBT; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240049
ISBN
9780803240049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.55

Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810872660
ISBN
9780810872660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.42

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